1 Ex-congressman held: Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds of Illinois, who lost his seat in Congress almost two decades ago after being convicted of statutory rape, has been arrested in Zimbabwe on suspicion of possessing pornography and an immigration offence. Reynolds, who had won some prominence in Zimbabwe for helping draw investment to hotel and office projects, was being held in custody and was expected to appear in court soon. He could face up to two years' imprisonment if found guilty of possessing pornography.

2 Detention camp unrest: Police in Papua New Guinea opened fire after hundreds of men pushed down the perimeter fence and broke out of an Australian-run detention camp for asylum seekers during a violent protest in which one inmate was killed and scores were injured, an Australian official said. Papua New Guinea is one of two South Pacific nations where Australia operates camps to house thousands of asylum seekers, mostly from war-torn countries in the Middle East, who have tried to enter the country illegally after dangerous sea journeys from Indonesia.

3 Military shakeup: Colombia's president fired his armed forces chief for verbally maligning and suggesting action be taken against prosecutors investigating military officers accused in extrajudicial killings of civilians. President Juan Manuel Santos told reporters that Gen. Leonardo Barrero was being relieved for "disrespectful remarks" against the judiciary and nation in a phone conversation published over the weekend. Santos' defense minister later announced that the current army chief, Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez, would replace Barrero.

4 Lawyer's sentence upheld: A Vietnamese appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and 30-month prison sentence against a U.S.-trained lawyer and well-known dissident found guilty of tax evasion in a case that international rights groups say was politically motivated. The court in Hanoi rejected Le Quoc Quan's appeal after a half-day trial on Tuesday.

5 Auditorium collapse: Emergency staff worked through the night in snow and sleet to pull survivors from the debris of an auditorium whose roof collapsed under the weight of snow, killing 10 people and injuring 100, most of them recently enrolled freshmen of a South Korean university, officials said Tuesday. The students had gathered at the auditorium of a holiday resort in Gyeongju for a welcoming ceremony Monday night when the roof came crashing down, leaving twisted metal and debris of concrete and wood.

6 Killer's complaints: Convicted mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who methodically hunted down and shot dozens of young people at a summer camp in Norway, has threatened to mount a hunger strike if his prison conditions don't improve, including better video games. Breivik, 35, sent a letter to media outlets saying he would starve himself to death if his demands weren't met. Among those demands is access to a sofa and a bigger gym. Agence France-Presse said that, in a letter it received last week, Breivik described the present conditions of his confinement as "torture." He enclosed a list of 12 demands he had sent to prison authorities in November, including easier communication with the outside world and a PlayStation 3 to replace the current PlayStation 2.